Tragedy struck in Boston on Monday afternoon when two bombs exploded near the finish line to the 2013 Boston Marathon.
Below is a video of President Barack Obama’s response followed by the Twitter reaction from the NBA.
Jerry Buss Twitter Reaction
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Over the All-Star break, news broke that longtime Los Angeles Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss had been hospitalized and was battling cancer.
Monday, Dr. Buss passed away.
[Heisler on Buss: As owners go, he stands alone]
Many NBA players (former and current), owners and personnel sent their regards via Twitter.
UPDATE: Spurs’ Jackson, Celtics’ Wilcox, Cavs’ Scott fined $25K each
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San Antonio Spurs swingman Stephen Jackson, Boston Celtics forward Chris Wilcox and Cleveland Cavaliers coach Byron Scott each were fined $25,000 by the NBA on Sunday.
UPDATE: Jackson was fined for a hostile tweet directed at Oklahoma City Thunder big man Serge Ibaka. Currently sidelined by an injury, Jackson apparently watched Friday’s Lakers-Thunder game on ESPN and didn’t like what he saw.
Spurs GM R.C. Buford wasn’t exactly thrilled with Jackson’s use of social media.
“The recent public comments made by Stephen Jackson are absolutely unacceptable, cannot be tolerated and do not reflect the standards held by the San Antonio Spurs,” Buford said in a statement.
Wilcox and Scott were fined for separate incidents in separate games Friday.
Wilcox was fined for making an obscene gesture toward fans at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia in Friday’s 95-94 overtime loss. The incident occurred during a timeout with 8:47 left in the fourth quarter.
Scott was fined for public criticism of officials made after Cleveland’s 91-73 loss at Minnesota.
“It was that bad. It really was. It was that bad,” Scott said. “I mean I understand we’re playing in Minnesota, but 35-9, we went to the basket just as much as they did. I think we had 38 attempts in the paint to their 34, we get nine free throws, I think that speaks for itself.
All fines were announced by NBA executive vice President of basketball operations Stu Jackson
Tweet of the Day: Chris Wilcox
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As was alluded to in last night’s blog, tragedy struck Houston Rockets head coach Kevin McHale and his family over the weekend.
The news came two weeks after he took a leave of absence from the Rockets bench citing “personal reasons.”
His daughter, Alexandra “Sasha” McHale, passed away at the early age of 23 from lupus.
Chris Wilcox, a backup power forward for the Boston Celtics sent his condolences via Twitter on Tuesday.
My heart goes out to Kevin McHale and his family. Losing someone close from Lupus is a tragedy. #CruelMystery http://t.co/MlCLPWLC
@ChrisWilcox44
Chris Wilcox
SH Blog: In early stages, remade Celtics emphasize big picture
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BOSTON — From the beginning of the 2007-08 season until the final horn sounded after Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Hea last June, the Boston Celtics were encapsulated by the Big Three +1 of Paul Pierce, Kevin 
Garnett, Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo.
If anyone needs a refresher course on what was lost when Ray Allen decided to head down to Miami to team up with Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, last night’s performance by the Celtics against the Washington Wizards helps to put things in perspective.
Playing the Wizards for the second time in less than a week turned out to be a solid overtime test for a team that is attempting to find its identity. Boston fought through stretches of sloppy play and confusion despite winning by the score of 100-94 in overtime.
“Obviously, there were some parts of the game that you can look at and see that we have to improve,” said Kevin Garnett. “We came out strong but we kind of got calm a little bit and we got it back in the second half, but that’s not up to our standards.”
Clearly a jump-shooting team that has the potential to thrive as the result of floor balance and spacing, along with the the strong and wide screens that can be set by Kevin Garnett, Brandon Bass, Chris Wilcox, Jeff Green and even Darko Milicic, the Celtics are working to make forward progress daily as teammates both new and old learn the offensive principles as well as the teammates they are now playing with.
